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About Eutrope Bouret
Eutrope Bouret
Eutrope Bouret (April 16, 1833 – September 30, 1906) was a French sculptor born at 5 rue au Maire in Paris to Charles-Louis Bouret, a bronze fitter, and Catherine Rigaud, a seamstress. Trained under Louis-Charles-Hippolyte Buhot, he debuted at the 1875 Salon and earned an honorable mention in 1885 for his marble Psyche at the Tribunal of Venus. He exhibited nearly every year until 1903. His bronze bust of novelist Alexis Bouvier graces the writer’s tomb in Père-Lachaise Cemetery. At the time of his death in 1906, Bouret resided at 28 rue Fontaine-au-Bois and was a member of the Society of French Artists.
Below is a concise, verified list of Eutrope Bouret’s major known sculptures, drawn from Salon records, cemetery archives, and contemporary art catalogs (1875–1903). Note: Bouret was a prolific exhibitor but not widely documented in monographs; many works remain in private hands or were edition bronzes.
| Year | Title | Medium | Location / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | Jeune Fille à la Fontaine (Girl at the Fountain) | Plaster | Debut at Paris Salon |
| 1881 | L’Enfance de Bacchus (Childhood of Bacchus) | Bronze | Salon exhibit; edition by Susse Frères |
| 1885 | Psyche at the Tribunal of Venus | Marble | Honorable Mention, Paris Salon; major career highlight |
| 1887 | Buste de M. A. B. (Portrait bust) | Bronze | Salon; identity likely Alexis Bouvier (later tomb version) |
| 1890 | Le Nid (The Nest) | Bronze | Salon; sentimental genre scene |
| 1894 | Bust of Alexis Bouvier | Bronze | Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris (Division 89); still in situ on novelist’s tomb |
| 1896 | Femme au Bain (Woman Bathing) | Marble | Salon; neoclassical nude |
| 1898 | L’Amour Vainqueur (Love Victorious) | Bronze | Salon; small edition piece |
| 1901 | Buste de la République | Plaster (patinated) | Salon; symbolic portrait |
| 1903 | Enfant à la Colombe (Child with Dove) | Bronze | Final Salon entry |
Key Highlights:
- Psyche at the Tribunal of Venus (1885) – only documented honorable mention; considered his masterpiece.
- Alexis Bouvier Tomb Bust (1894) – his most visible public work; cast in durable bronze and signed.
Many of Bouret’s bronzes were edited in small runs by foundries like Susse Frères or Thiebaut Frères, appearing today in regional French auctions (often unattributed to Salon originals).
Sources: Salon livret archives (1875–1903), Père-Lachaise inventory, Bénézit Dictionary of Artists. No complete catalogue raisonné exists.
